Comments on: 5 reasons I won’t get an iPhone http://blog.bradgrier.com/2007/06/12/5-reasons-i-wont-get-an-iphone/ Lifestyle Technology In Plain English Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:16:37 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Brad Grier http://blog.bradgrier.com/2007/06/12/5-reasons-i-wont-get-an-iphone/comment-page-1/#comment-230 Brad Grier Wed, 13 Jun 2007 04:22:52 +0000 http://blog.bradgrier.net/2007/06/12/5-reasons-i-wont-get-an-iphone/#comment-230 Heh, nice points Chris. Yeah, with the price of those other data phone packages, even though the iPhone is comparable, it's still not for me...and I'm an early adopter! I just can't justify it with the stuff I've already got. I look forward to playing with your shiny new iPhone when you do get one ('cause you'll likely get one sooner than I do :-) ) Heh, nice points Chris. Yeah, with the price of those other data phone packages, even though the iPhone is comparable, it’s still not for me…and I’m an early adopter! I just can’t justify it with the stuff I’ve already got.

I look forward to playing with your shiny new iPhone when you do get one (’cause you’ll likely get one sooner than I do :-) )

]]> By: chris http://blog.bradgrier.com/2007/06/12/5-reasons-i-wont-get-an-iphone/comment-page-1/#comment-229 chris Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:58:31 +0000 http://blog.bradgrier.net/2007/06/12/5-reasons-i-wont-get-an-iphone/#comment-229 I admit I would love to get an iPhone, and I haven't even seen one in person yet. And yes they seem quite quite expensive, but I guess it depends on what works for you. 1. Cost - Yes the list prices will probably be $549/$649 CDN (or thereabaouts). But that is, for better or worse, in the ballpark for so-called smartphones. Rogers, which would almost certainly be the Canadian carrier, is currently selling the brand new BlackBerry for 8800 for $500. Telus is selling the Palm Treo 700 for $549 with no contract (down to $200 if you commit to three years) and the Moto Q for $599 with no contract ($499 with a two year contract, and a sale price $99 for three years). Factor in how much slicker and easier the iPhone could be to use compared to the other smartphones, the built-in iPod with video, etc. and the cost is arguably competitive, especially for a brand new product line. 2. Contract and add-ons - Yes, we'll have to see how those add up and that will depend mightily on Rogers. Here again, though, I doubt it would be any more than a typical BlackBerry/Treo user would pay for. Maybe less, actually, as the iPhone does have built-in wi-fi and switches to use wi-fi hotspots for Internet access automatically when it finds them. I'm waiting to see what the plans are. 3. I already have an iPod - I do too. I'm not against replacing it though, as it's a few years old and doesn't play video. The iPhone has the cool rotating wide screen, and the new user interface using the touch screen, which I'm sure will be big improvements over the iPod I already love. Being only 4/8 GB may take some getting used to for me, but it's flash, right? I don't think I'd be too worried about the battery life. I'm not a huge phone talker. 4. I have a PDA I'm happy with - Does a Moleskine notebook count? My work computer's Outlook syncs (painfully and unintuitively) with my Nokia phone. I look forward to killing that relationship. 5. New processes to learn - Unlike you, I do not have a geeked-out Ubuntu home computer (iMac home computer, Mac Mini studio DAW), but like you I run Windows XP at work (and don't like it much). So either way I would connect, home or at work, will work fine for me. I wouldn't count on any Linux support for the iPhone. But for me, it would be quite an easy transition, plus I'd be carrying one less device around with me everywhere. So we'll see what happens in the coming months, but if I had my way, I know I'd love to get one. I admit I would love to get an iPhone, and I haven’t even seen one in person yet. And yes they seem quite quite expensive, but I guess it depends on what works for you.

1. Cost — Yes the list prices will probably be $549/$649 CDN (or thereabaouts). But that is, for better or worse, in the ballpark for so-called smartphones. Rogers, which would almost certainly be the Canadian carrier, is currently selling the brand new BlackBerry for 8800 for $500. Telus is selling the Palm Treo 700 for $549 with no contract (down to $200 if you commit to three years) and the Moto Q for $599 with no contract ($499 with a two year contract, and a sale price $99 for three years). Factor in how much slicker and easier the iPhone could be to use compared to the other smartphones, the built-in iPod with video, etc. and the cost is arguably competitive, especially for a brand new product line.

2. Contract and add-ons — Yes, we’ll have to see how those add up and that will depend mightily on Rogers. Here again, though, I doubt it would be any more than a typical BlackBerry/Treo user would pay for. Maybe less, actually, as the iPhone does have built-in wi-fi and switches to use wi-fi hotspots for Internet access automatically when it finds them. I’m waiting to see what the plans are.

3. I already have an iPod — I do too. I’m not against replacing it though, as it’s a few years old and doesn’t play video. The iPhone has the cool rotating wide screen, and the new user interface using the touch screen, which I’m sure will be big improvements over the iPod I already love. Being only 4/8 GB may take some getting used to for me, but it’s flash, right? I don’t think I’d be too worried about the battery life. I’m not a huge phone talker.

4. I have a PDA I’m happy with — Does a Moleskine notebook count? My work computer’s Outlook syncs (painfully and unintuitively) with my Nokia phone. I look forward to killing that relationship.

5. New processes to learn — Unlike you, I do not have a geeked-out Ubuntu home computer (iMac home computer, Mac Mini studio DAW), but like you I run Windows XP at work (and don’t like it much). So either way I would connect, home or at work, will work fine for me. I wouldn’t count on any Linux support for the iPhone. But for me, it would be quite an easy transition, plus I’d be carrying one less device around with me everywhere.

So we’ll see what happens in the coming months, but if I had my way, I know I’d love to get one.

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